Team announcement delayed

The Cardiff Blues team to play Gloucester in this weekend's Heineken Cup match has been delayed 24 hours.

Wednesday's training session has been called off to allow several players in the squad an extra day to recover from injuries and illness before the final fitness tests are made.

Coach David Young said, "It's been a difficult week so far. We have problems in certain positions, including scrum-half, and on top of injuries we knew about over the weekend other players had niggling injuries on Monday and Tuesday. To cap it all a couple of players also have gone down ill and were unable to train on Tuesday. I had intended to pick and announce the team on Wednesday lunchtime but that is totally impractical now. We will take stock of the situation on Thursday morning and then work with what we've got."

Cardiff Blues face Newport Gwent Dragons in a massive 'all-Welsh' European Rugby Challenge Cup quarter-final at Rodney Parade in April - and the region is now pleased to announce that tickets are on General Sale NOW!

Egg-cellent news! Our Cardiff Blues Rugby Camps return this Easter to give children right across our region the opportunity to participate in rugby during the holidays - and after selling out our last two camps you can book NOW to avoid any disappointment!

Cardiff Blues will be celebrating St David's Day when the region faces Edinburgh Rugby at BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park on Sunday afternoon (kick-off 12.45pm) - with hundreds of children invited as part of our Regional Schools Day.

Fine footwear retailer The Brogue Trader - one of the official sponsors of Cardiff Blues - is celebrating after being recognised by the British Footwear Association at its annual Footwear Industry Awards.

A powerful second half surge from new table-toppers Munster Rugby saw the run in three tries and wrap up victory over Cardiff Blues as the Guinness PRO12 season resumed at the newly-developed Irish Independent Park.